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Annie Hughes married my Grandad John Leonard Adland 24/6/48 in Nottingham, but I have also got a marriage cert for her marrying a Ronald Reginald Jones on 18/4/42 in South Hetton, Durham. I have no idea what happened to him after they divorced or when it happened. I've tried looking up divorces but no luck unless I want to pay a huge amount! Any ideas??

As you have all been so helpful I wondered if anyone could help me. I know that Annie Hughes married Ronald Reginald Jones 18/4/42 and then married my grandad John Leonard Adland on 24/6/48. But I don't know the reason why? Did Ronald die or did they divorce? Looked at the death register for those years and only 1 death. Ronald was in the forces but not sure what regiment or force, not coming up with his name in the deaths for forces??

Is it a bit of a coincidence that both sets of parents were called William and Margaret??

thank you so much everyone this is brill I wish I had done it sooner!!

1881 census (Martha not born yet either)
Easington Lane, Hetton le Hole, Durham
William Straughan, head, 27, coal miner, born Easington
Margaret, wife, 21, born Hetton le Hole
Ann, dau, 5, born "
Ralph, son, 1, born "

1881 census (taken 3 April, looks like Richard not born yet)
Dyke Row, Haswell, South Hetton, Easington, Durham
William Hughes, head, 36, coal miner, born Flintshire, Hanasa?
Margaret, wife, 26, born Denbighshire, Denbigh
Eliza, dau, 7, born Cheshire, Crewe
Sarah, dau, 6, born "
Mary, dau, 3, born Easington

1891 census
Front St., Easington Lane, Hetton le Hole, Durham
William Straughan, head, 37, coal miner, born Easington
Margaret, wife, 33, born Hetton le Hole
Annie, dau, 15, born "
Ralph, son, 12, coal miner, born "
***Martha, dau, 10, born "
Albigil?, dau, 4, born "
William Lawson, boarder, 34, colliery banksman, born "

1891 census
Dyke Row, South Hetton, Durham
William Hughes, head, 46, coal miner, born North Wales
Margaret, wife, 35, born "
Sarah, dau, 15, born "
Mary, dau, 13, born S. Hetton
***Richard, son, 10, born "
John Thos., son, 8, born "
Benjamin, son, 5, born "
Hugh, son, 3, born "
Robert, son, 6 months, born "

1901 census
Front St., Easington Lane, Hetton le Hole, Durham
Richard Hughes, head, 19, coal mine putter (below ground), born South Hetton
Martha, wife, 19, born Easington Lane
William, son, 9 months, born "

I naturally thought you didn't know abt Ben as he died young - don't know if this is him:

Name: Benjamin Thomas Hughes
Birth Date: 17 Feb 1917
Death Registration Month/Year: Mar 1992
Age at death (estimated): 75
Registration district: Durham Western
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 1
Page: 1616

Thanks very much. I have not heard about Benjamin T !
Not sure that there was that many children??

These look like the later births


Births Mar 1914 (>99%)
HUGHES Maria Straughan Easington 10a 1044
Births Mar 1917 (>99%)
Hughes Benjamin T Straughan Easington 10a 827
Births Sep 1919 (>99%)
Hughes Annie Straughan Easington 10a 920
Births Mar 1922 (>99%)
Hughes Constance M Straughan Easington 10a 1110
Births Mar 1926 (>99%)
Hughes Hannah M Straughan Easington 10a 828

HUGHES, Richard Head Married M 30 1881 Coal Miner Hewer Co Durham So Hetton VIEW
HUGHES, Martha Wife Married F 30 1881 Co Durham Easington Lane VIEW
HUGHES, William Son M 10 1901 School Co Durham Easington Lane VIEW
HUGHES, Elizabeth Ann Daughter F 8 1903 Co Durham Easington Lane VIEW
HUGHES, Margaret Lawson Daughter F 6 1905 Co Durham Easington Lane VIEW
HUGHES, Mary Daughter F 4 1907 Co Durham Easington Lane VIEW
HUGHES, Robert Son M 1 1910 Co Durham Easington Lane VIEW

Registration District:
Easington Sub District:
Dawdon Enumeration District:
22 Parish:
Haswell

Address:
27 Forster Street South Hetton Via Sunderland County:
Durham

Marriages Jun 1900 (>99%)
Hughes Richard Houghton 10a 904
Parslow Mary Ann Houghton 10a 904
Straughan Martha Houghton 10a 904
Wilkinson George Houghton 10a 904

OOps Sorry! Hughes

what was Richard's surname?

Richard was married to someone called ? Straughan. His daughter who was my gran was Annie Hughes b1919 siblings include Connie b1922, Hannah b1926, Maria b1914 and Mary b1910. there may also have been a Philip but I have no record of him being born in Easington. If anyone can look up any info on them it would be gratefully received